Overview
- Ben Shephard, who posted a throwback tribute Thursday on Instagram, marked 22 years since Annie said “oh go on then” to his proposal.
- Fellow TV figures cheered the post, with This Morning co-host Cat Deeley calling Annie “The Marvelous Mrs Sheps” and Joel Dommett writing “This is THE BEST.”
- Shephard and Annie met at the University of Birmingham, he proposed in Paris, they married in 2004 in Salcombe, Devon, and they have two sons, Sam, 21, and Jack, 19.
- He has said they “live quite separate lives,” describing Annie as more solitary, with him drawn to work and sport and her career focused on garden and interior design.
- The tribute prompted outlets to revisit his recent comments about the next phase at home, with Sam at university and Jack working as a teaching assistant before travelling.